alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .MP3

File description

The MP3 file extension is a specification of the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) standard as a follow-on to MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. The MP3 standard uses a lossy data compression algorithm, and is the most ubiquitous form of audio compression used today. The compression standard discards auditory information below the perception of most human beings. Once the spurious data is discarded, the remaining data is compressed and recorded.

Each MP3 file is made up of MP3 frames, consisting of a header and data block. Frames in sequence are called an elementary stream. Each MP3 header has a sync word, identifying the beginning of data blocks.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .MP3 file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .MP3 extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .MP3 file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .MP3 file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Audio Files

Developer

Moving Picture Experts Group

Popularity

File name: MP3 Audio File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Ableton Live

Adobe Audition

Agree MP3 to Ringtone Converter

ALLPlayer

Any Audio Converter

Audacity

AVS Audio Converter

BS.Player

dBpoweramp family suite

FormatFactory

Free Mp3 Wma Converter

Free Studio

Freemake Audio Converter

Helium Music Manager

iPad Video Converter Factory Pro

iTunes

jetAudio

MediaCoder

MediaMonkey

Microsoft Zune

Movavi Audio Suite Personal

MPlayer

Nero Multimedia Suite

Nero WaveEditor

OverDrive Media Console

Sound Forge

SUPER

Switch Audio File Converter Software

TAudioConverter Audio Converter

VLC media player

Winamp

Windows Media Player

WinX Video Converter

xrecode

Zune

Mac OS

iTunes

Max

Music player

Play

VLC media player

Linux

Amarok

Totem

VLC media player

Xine

XMMS

Remember!

The .MP3 file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .MP3 extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .MP3 file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .MP3 file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .MP3 file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .MP3 file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .MP3 file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .MP3 file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.